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Youth Center in Niafourang
Type
YEAR
2011
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
BUDGET
$10K - 50K
In the fall of 2011 Project Niafourang travelled to
Niafourang, a small coastal village in the Casamance region of Senegal, to
design and build a Youth Center.
The population of Niafourang is approximately 300
inhabitants. The village is very poor and people generally live hand to mouth.
There is a high unemployment rate and many young people leave Niafourang to
find work elsewhere.
December 2010 we got in touch with Hilde Huus-Hansen.
Hilde leads a non-profit organization; Friends of Niafourang, that works to
improve conditions for local youth and create job opportunities in the village.
She was looking to build a Youth Center in Niafourang that would include a
computer room/library and a larger multi-purpose room. The intention was to
create opportunities, jobs and development in the village. An important aspect
of the project was to involve the local community in both the building and
planning stages, in order to create a sense of ownership and pride in the
resulting building.
Work started shortly after our arrival in Niafourang
and lasted an intense 10 weeks. There is no electricity in the village so apart
from the use of a battery powered drill, no electrical devices where used.
There was great enthusiasm surrounding the project and the entire village partook
in volunteer work. This was entirely essential for the completion of the
building in the limited timeframe and very important for the buildings future.
The walls are built using blocks of compressed sand
and a small amount of cement. The blocks were hand-pressed using a local
machine with sand shoveled from a nearby ditch. Windows are positioned low on
the walls with deep frames, so they can be used to sit in. Steel brackets were
custom welded in a nearby village and hold the roof construction. The corrugated
aluminum roof juts out beyond the walls to prevent rain from entering the
building and creates shady areas to relax. The entire roof is lifted to allow
air to pass through. Underneath the protruding roof, a concrete belt surrounds
the building creating a shady platform. The roof extends to include a second
floor outside the walls of the multi-purpose room. The second floor is
accessible by an outdoor ladder and functions as an extension of the
library/computer room or the multi-purpose room. Angled wood planks serve as
blinds, preventing both rain and direct sunlight.
The Youth Center is already in use and will hopefully
contribute to positive development in Niafourang. We hope the 10 week long
building and planning process has left the local community as inspired as it
has left us. Sponsors: Lund+Slaatto Arkitekter AS
Niafourang, a small coastal village in the Casamance region of Senegal, to
design and build a Youth Center.
The population of Niafourang is approximately 300
inhabitants. The village is very poor and people generally live hand to mouth.
There is a high unemployment rate and many young people leave Niafourang to
find work elsewhere.
December 2010 we got in touch with Hilde Huus-Hansen.
Hilde leads a non-profit organization; Friends of Niafourang, that works to
improve conditions for local youth and create job opportunities in the village.
She was looking to build a Youth Center in Niafourang that would include a
computer room/library and a larger multi-purpose room. The intention was to
create opportunities, jobs and development in the village. An important aspect
of the project was to involve the local community in both the building and
planning stages, in order to create a sense of ownership and pride in the
resulting building.
Work started shortly after our arrival in Niafourang
and lasted an intense 10 weeks. There is no electricity in the village so apart
from the use of a battery powered drill, no electrical devices where used.
There was great enthusiasm surrounding the project and the entire village partook
in volunteer work. This was entirely essential for the completion of the
building in the limited timeframe and very important for the buildings future.
The walls are built using blocks of compressed sand
and a small amount of cement. The blocks were hand-pressed using a local
machine with sand shoveled from a nearby ditch. Windows are positioned low on
the walls with deep frames, so they can be used to sit in. Steel brackets were
custom welded in a nearby village and hold the roof construction. The corrugated
aluminum roof juts out beyond the walls to prevent rain from entering the
building and creates shady areas to relax. The entire roof is lifted to allow
air to pass through. Underneath the protruding roof, a concrete belt surrounds
the building creating a shady platform. The roof extends to include a second
floor outside the walls of the multi-purpose room. The second floor is
accessible by an outdoor ladder and functions as an extension of the
library/computer room or the multi-purpose room. Angled wood planks serve as
blinds, preventing both rain and direct sunlight.
The Youth Center is already in use and will hopefully
contribute to positive development in Niafourang. We hope the 10 week long
building and planning process has left the local community as inspired as it
has left us. Sponsors: Lund+Slaatto Arkitekter AS
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